Kentucky House Bill 463 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Passed on April 10 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-04-10 - signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 144)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define cost sharing; prohibit an insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, or other administrator from requiring payment for prescription drugs in excess of certain amounts; prohibit an insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, or other administrator from imposing a penalty on a pharmacist or pharmacy for complying as required; prohibit an insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, or other administrator from prohibiting a pharmacist or pharmacy from discussing information relating to cost sharing or selling a more affordable alternative to the insured; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2019.

AN ACT relating to pharmacy benefits.

Rep. Michael Meredith [R]	Rep. Jeff Greer [D]	Rep. Jerry Miller [R]	Rep. Bart Rowland [R]
Rep. William Wells [R]

2018-03-29 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 664 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2018-03-07 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 234 (Y: 92 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-04-10	House	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 144)
2018-03-29	House	delivered to Governor
2018-03-29	House	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2018-03-29	House	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2018-03-29	House	received in House
2018-03-29	Senate	3rd reading, passed 36-0
2018-03-27	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
2018-03-27	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2018-03-22	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2018-03-09	Senate	to Banking & Insurance (S)
2018-03-08	Senate	received in Senate
2018-03-07	House	3rd reading, passed 92-0 with Committee Substitute
2018-03-05	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 6, 2018
2018-03-01	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2018-02-28	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
2018-02-26	House	posted in committee
2018-02-26	House	to Banking & Insurance (H)
2018-02-23	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB463.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB463/bill.pdf
Amendment	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB463/HCS1.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB463/vote_history.pdf